Fragment of Our Love

Taylor watched her ex-boyfriend Justin walking into the club with his new girlfriend in his arms. He held her so tenderly, like a china porcelain, it made her wonder if she ever meant anything to him. Taylor didn’t know what was happening at first, all she knew was that her heart skipped a beat.

That golden hair of his still called her attention, he wore it back, the hair falling on his shoulders. Her eyes did a slope on his body, the body she knew too well; slightly crooked nose, dark brows, defined jaw and all... it was all so familiar to her. His eyes were mesmerizing blue, that eyes always held her captive and made her stop breathing while so deeply embedded on her. Today, it looked and caressed another. There was a surge of choking pain at the remembrance of her past.

It had been three years since they broke up, but the wound was still fresh in her heart. Seeing him at Houston’s Club hadn’t been a plan of hers, she had made sure to never run into him or his wife at any public event. Justin had been her everything, he could have asked for her kidney and she wouldn’t think twice about giving it to him.

She had gone through a lot of reformations and reforms to be able to stand on her feet again, her profession as a singer helped her show the world that she was back to her normal self, and she uploaded lot of songs pouring herself into her work.

Justin, it seems did not share the same thoughts as her, he was on the sofa with Evelyn in his arms, the two molded together like Siamese twins, they were kissing hungrily now, his left hand trailing her thigh, Taylor removed her gaze in disgust, though deep down a hazy memory of the two of them making love on the sofa crept slowly into her mind, how softly he had held her, as if she was the most precious thing in the world to him, Pain surge in her heart again at the remembrance of those events.

In the background, her boyfriend Mike was rapping, they had met through her entertainment company and they just sought off clicked from there,

Mike was the perfect replacement for Justin, when he asked her out she accepted promptly. Dating a popular person like herself would show the world that she was really over Justin after the tirade she caused when he left her.

Mike is a great man, she was sure he knows she still has feelings for Justin but he never shows it, instead he showers her with more love and gifts. Though he has been acting distant of late, and he suddenly decided to come to Houston, and he is currently on the stage singing for her out of his love for her.

Taylor moved closer to the stage, it was a private club, so people knew their limits even though she was a star there was no groping. She made her way to Mike who was rapping some phrase about her, she didn’t care about the lyrics though, she was intent on showing the world she was really over Justin Crew.

Many people began to shout, making hearts gestures in her direction. She became excited and went down in front of Mike, she began the sexy grind on his thighs and danced her way back up, she was about to move away when mike dragged her to him forcefully, making her to grind on him again.

Being a red haired brunette was one thing, but being a small 5’4 was another thing. His grip on her neck was firm, soon he turned her around to mold her against his body. The whole of her front was pressed against him, she was gradually feeling disgusted. This was a new act from him, he had been perfectly humble and nice, but what was this new act? She thought. She was a celebrity that people look up to, her reputation would be ruined, she thought.

People who saw her struggling against him began pointing at them and hushing loudly, the media wasted no time, several flashes began landing on them.

Amidst the attention Mike has succeeded in rousing to them, he was quite unperturbed at the fans screaming at him to get off the stage, though that only enraged him to bounce more lyrics about her;

“She ain’t that impressive

thought I could try her on

but looks like her ex got it all correct

she’s just a dirty slut”.

Taylor was in a daze, how come she had missed the signs that Mike did not love her? She had been so sure, it was true, part of her still loved Justin but she had willed that part of her to silence for Mike.

He still held her with that death grip; he was so close she could feel his breath on her neck, his hands began roaming on her chest, he began touching and squeezing her body closer to him.

Taylor couldn’t take it anymore, she needed to get out of his grip, if she wanted to keep her life. She couldn’t get his hand off her so easily, she used the back of her leg to kick him in the groin. Instead of him letting her go, Mike gave a yelp and his arms holding her relaxed a little. She made an attempt to push him but he used her hair to drag her back to him, looks like her kick didn't have an effect on him.

“Why are you acting like a jerk? Can you please stop touching me?” She removed his hand from her chest and hissed in embarrassment as a full flash beam descended on her on stage. Unfortunately for her, Mike didn't show signs of paying attention to her.

A Television station must be reporting this life, she thought how great this is. Her years of service and labour for her career had just gone to waste because of an unsatisfied lover boy at least that’s what she thought this case was all about; Maybe seeing Justin here tonight had enraged him.

“Why are you doing this to me?” Taylor asked with tears in her eyes, she blinked them away to avoid spoiling her beautiful face, maintaining a steady gaze with Mike.

Mike gave a sinister laugh, he put her away from his body and made her stand by his side with an arm around about her shoulders. He spoke into the Microphone "Attention everyone, this whore standing next to me wants to know why am exposing her true nature to the world. What do you think I should say to her? shout it people” he turned the microphone towards the audience.

The audience gave him the booing sound, some telling him to get off the stage, many offered the thumb down sign to him, but Mike was not despaired. He had a mission and he felt it must be fulfilled.

He spoke into the microphone again; “My lady right here likes to share her body with others; she likes it when she is at it with several men. Why don’t we just give them a show of what you were up to last night at Red Valley?” He sneered at her, pushing the embarrassed, angry and frustrated Taylor forward as if offering her to the audience. A bomb ticked off in Taylor’s ear, she think he knows.

She turned to him in a hurry "lets discuss this somewhere else, we should...” "shhhh", Mike said shutting her up. He jerked the short sleeve of her short golden dress off her shoulders, he brought his mouth closer to her neck whispering in her ear "Come on darling, let’s give them a show of what Justin and I have been enjoying”. Taylor was close to tears at this moment.

Next was her zip that he dragged down. Instantly, her bodyguards began fighting his security men trying to get to her. They had been there all this while, but she had not noticed them. Taylor had to admit that he came fully prepared, Houston was not a place they visited, it wasn’t a coincidence rather it is as if he came to achieve a dangerous mission.

Having successfully loosened her zip he made to jerk the dress off her body completely when a high heeled shoe landed on him from the side of the stage. She looked at the direction the heel came from and became numb.

Taylor was having none of these; the time bombs were enough for a day. Mike was still recovering from the shoe thrown his way when a heavy punch landed on him from a golden haired man she knew too well to be comfortable with rained heavy punch after punch on him. She knew Mike was hurting, but she didn't seem to care.

A cloak fell on her shoulders, terrified Taylor met the same face she had vowed to crush with her foot anywhere fate ever happen to connect them together, standing right in front of her which was Evelyn, Justin’s new Girlfriend. She began to think of the reasons why they saved her from Mike. Do they also know that she went to red valley, she thought. Justin would never let her live, if he knew what she had done at Red Valley and what she had at Red Valley; fear gripped her immediately and she began to have cold feet.

Taylor knew she did not deserve their help, not after the torture she put them through after she and Justin broke up. She recollected how she released songs of breakup spiced with insults at them. She only stopped when her mother warned her it wouldn’t be beneficial for her in the long run.